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Tempe-based US Airways is one step closer
to merging with American Airlines following a judge’s decision Wednesday. American
has been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy since late 2011, so it needed a court’s
approval before the deal could go forward.
Sept. 20, 2013
The Arizona Diamondbacks open their season tonight
at Chase Field against the St. Louis Cardinals. It will be a much different team
that takes the field for Arizona, with two of the three starting outfielders,
Chris Young and Justin Upton, having been traded.
Sept. 20, 2013
The U.S. Department of
Education is monitoring the Maricopa County Community College District for
alleged discrimination.
The Maricopa County Community College District office in Tempe. (Photo by Emily Johnson - KJZZ)
A complaint
accused the district of requiring citizenship information from some student immigrants
who are qualified to stay in the U.
Sept. 20, 2013
The Arizona Senate
rejected a bill Thursday making it easier to fire some low-performing teachers The measure would have allowed experienced
teachers to be placed on probationary status.That status
allows a school board to fire a teacher with little notice.
Sept. 20, 2013
Join KJZZ, The Takeaway and Oregon Public Broadcasting for Can We Talk About Guns?-- a discussion about gun culture and how our personal experiences shape our views of guns on Thursday, April 11 at 10 a.
Sept. 20, 2013
A judge has allowed a death row inmate to
move forward with his request to be executed quickly. Dale
Hausner was found guilty of six murders and many other crimes in connection
with shootings around the Valley during 2005 and 2006.
Sept. 20, 2013
The 2013 Planetary Defense Conference
begins Monday in Flagstaff. The event hopes to raise public awareness of
threats to Earth and how we can respond. The conference, held on the Northern Arizona University campus,
brings together experts on tracking and deflecting meteors headed our way.
Sept. 20, 2013
Two bombs exploded in the packed streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people and injuring more than 130 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs that raised alarms that terrorists might have struck again in the U.
Sept. 20, 2013
Pima Community College in Tucson has been placed on probation by a national accreditation board. PCC has been ordered to correct problems concerning personnel and financial issues. PCC was notified of its probationary status by the Higher Learning Commission this week.
Sept. 20, 2013
WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) — Police say the 19-year-old suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings exchanged gunfire with law enforcement for an hour while holed up in a boat before being captured.Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis says the suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was hospitalized late Friday in serious
condition.
Sept. 20, 2013
Governor Brewer's job approval ratings have taken a
hit. Behavioral Research Center President and CEO Jim Haynes says the governor
remains popular with Republicans and conservatives in the latest poll, but lost
ground with other constituencies.
Sept. 20, 2013
Arizona’s top election official wants out of a suit over an attempt to recall Maricopa County’s top lawman. Secretary of State Ken Bennett wants a judge to dismiss him from a lawsuit filed by a group that supports Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Sept. 20, 2013
The Maricopa Association of Governments has unanimously approved further studying of converting some High Occupancy Vehicle lanes into toll lanes.Steve Goldstein talks with MAG Senior Engineer Bob Hazlett about the options and their viability.
Sept. 20, 2013
State lawmakers have approved sending more money to the
Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission and giving the panel more
flexibility in how it spends the cash it already has. The House and Senate on Thursday each approved the bill with
bipartisan support.
Sept. 20, 2013
Representatives of Children's Advocacy Centers in Arizona and across the
country are urging members of Congress not to accept the cuts that are proposed
in the administration's 2014 budget. They would drop federal funding for CAC's
and related programs from $18 million to zero.
Sept. 20, 2013
